Pre-K 2012 Winter Programs
Santa is Calling
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Who: All Believers
Fee: Free
Location: North Pole
There will be a special telephone line from the North Pole to Carlisle. If you wish to have Santa call your child, please send a note and indicate any special topics you would like mentioned and mail to the Recreation Department, 66 Westford Street, Carlisle, MA. A phone call will be made between the hours of 6:00-8:00pm.
Spectacular Hands-On Family Science Night
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Who: Grades K-5
Fee: $5.00 per child (Parents are free)
Location: Carlisle School
Instructor: Top Secret Science
Come join this very cool and fun program! Over the past 16 years, Top Secret Science has worked hands-on with over 600,000 children. Each family will explore 5-6 weird and wacky hands-on science experiments and will make and take home most of these projects. The scientists are fast paced and funny, and your kids will be thoroughly entertained (they’ll even learn some interesting things too). We will explore weird motions, crazy chemistry, crystals, and science magic. Be prepared for lots of fun stuff. A wonderful 1 ½ hours of science! Hope to see you there!!!
Sign, Say & Play™
Dates: Tuesdays
Session I: February 28-April 3, 2012
Session II: April 10-May 15, 2012
Session III: June 5-July 17, 2012
Time: 10:30am-11:15am
Who: 0-3 Years
Fee: $80.00* (6 Wks)
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Krissy Kurth
This is a 6-week program designed especially for parents and their babies. Fun games, songs, and activities highlight important developmental skills. The classes provide you with: Relaxed and fun time with your baby, Opportunity to meet and spend time with friends, in depth understanding of the program, Easy way to learn and practice signs, fun activities to simulate growth in your baby, such as motor development, cognitive development, language and literacy development and social and emotional development. Each week we will introduce a different team and participants will learn 6-7 new signs. The themes are Mealtime, Bedtime, Bath time, Getting Dressed, My Pets, and At the Park. Each week you will receive a handbook and tips about language and cognitive development along with the signs learned and the words to the songs.
*Materials Fee of $60.00 to include a Sign, Say & Play ™ Kit with a DVD, 2 board books, CD and songbook, quick reference guide and a backpack that make signing at home fun and easy. Please bring a mat or small blanket.
Dance, Giggle & Wiggles
Dates: Wednesdays, January 11-February 2, 2012
Time: 9:30-10:30am
Who: Ages 18 months – 2.9 years
Fee: $60.00 (4 Wks)
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Dance
This super fun class combines creative movement and imaginative play to improve coordination and introduce children to the joy of movement, music and rhythm. We offer themes such as Jungle Adventure, Down on the Farm, Under the Sea, and Prince and Princess. Children move to their favorite music and our fun props encourage active participation. This enriching program strengthens coordination and cognitive skills in a positive atmosphere.
Dance for U
Dates: Wednesdays, February 1–29, 2012
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $68.00 (4 Wks)
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Dance
Students will learn the basics of ballet and creative movement in this introductory class. Special attention will be on new dance vocabulary, the five basic dance positions, stretching, proper form and how to stand like a ballerina. We integrate fun and play by using props such as wands and fairy tale play. Each class will end with a creative art project to reinforce the dance concepts learned.
StoryDance
Dates: Wednesdays, March 7-28, 2012
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $68.00 (4 Wks)
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Dance
Students will dance, run, whirl, laugh, jump, tumble and make new friends while they learn about the world around them through dance and literature! Classes begin with a story about the tiniest dancers and stretching exercises. Children are then taught beginner creative movement and dance techniques. Students will dance to their favorite songs while using fun props such as maracas, tambourines, pompons, leis, streamers, and fans.
Picasso Piggy Banks
Dates: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 3:30-4:30
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $20.00
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Art
Our Picasso pottery piggy banks are sure to please. We’ll show everyone how to paint them with acrylic paints (in the style of Picasso) and add glitter and gems.
Rainbow Fish Story Art
Dates: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Time: 3:30-4:30
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $20.00
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Art
Story Art is a literacy education and creative enrichment program. Our expert storytellers and instructors will entertain your young children in the engaging and exciting art-venture. Participants will listen to a children’s story complete with propos and interactivity. The story is followed by the art lesson, project and game, music or dancing. This program has been praised for teaching reading comprehension, while inspiring the imagination and self-expressions
The Hungry Caterpiller Story Art
Dates: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 3:30-4:30
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $20.00
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Art
Story Art is a literacy education and creative enrichment program. Our expert storytellers and instructors will entertain your young children in the engaging and exciting art-venture. Participants will listen to a children’s story complete with propos and interactivity. The story is followed by the art lesson, project and game, music or dancing. This program has been praised for teaching reading comprehension, while inspiring the imagination and self-expressions
Wonderful Wooden Letters
Dates: Thursday, April 5, 2012
Time: 3:30-4:30
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $20.00
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Let’s Gogh Art
Paint or decorate your very own letter. Add flowers, gemstones, glitter and other glue-ons to make it really sparkle. These look great hanging on a door or in a bedroom.
Royal Princess/Knight Tea Party
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm
Who: Ages 3 & Up
Fee: $20.00
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Christine Downey
Calling all Princesses and Knights… Joins us for a Royal Tea Party with treats served on real china. Costumes are provided with all the fun accessories. Participants will also enjoy a story, music, craft, gift bags and keepsake photo.
American Girl Tea
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Who: Ages 3 & Up
Fee: $20.00
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Christine Downey
Come to our American Girl Tea and dress up in your best. Bring your favorite doll and have fun dressing your doll in different outfits. Enjoy making a craft for you and your doll, treats served on real china, a story, nail painting, music, craft, gift bags and keepsake photo.
Get Fit Kids
Dates: Thursdays, January 12-February 2, 2012
Time: 1:00-1:45pm
Who: Ages 3-5
Fee: $68.00 (4 Wks)
Location: Carlisle Town Hall
Instructor: Wendy Bertrand, Let’s Gogh Get Fit
Each class is a curriculum beginning with opening circle, warm-up, three fun fitness games, one cardio based, one strength based and one balance and flexibility based, followed by a cool down. New and different games in the classes will make sure the kids stay interested, while learning different methods to say fit and have fun together. Healthy eating is the final component of our class as we learn that physical fitness involves not only exercise, but eating healthy foods to help our bodies stay fit and strong! We’ll exercise our creativity with a brief nutrition discussion and healthy eating art activity.
Hip Hop Dance
Dates: Mondays, January 23-March 19, 2012 (No Class 2/20)
Time: Grades K-2, 4:00-4:45pm
Grades 3-5, 4:45-5:30pm
Grades 6-8, 5:30-6:30pm
Who: Grades K-8
Fee: Grades K-5: $75.00 (8 Wks)
Grades 6-8: $80.00 (8 Wks)
Location: Exercise Room at School
Instructor: Katrina Rotondi, Gotta Dance
Join Katrina for this fun and hip dance class. This class will focus on technique, coordination and flexibility. A great class with fun moves to top forty music. No experience necessary. Appropriate for continuing students, for the dancer who wants to act or the actor who wants to dance.
Basketball Bunch
Dates: Wednesdays, March 7-April 25, 2012 (No Class 4/18)
Time: 6:15-6:45pm
Who: Ages 4-6
Fee: $69.00 (8 Wks)
Location: Corey Gym
Instructor: YMCA Staff
Come join Carlisle Recreation and the YMCA for this fun program. This program is an introduction to basketball and teaches younger children the basics fundamentals of the sport at a young age. Come and bounce around!
Karate for Beginners
Dates: Mondays
Session I: January 9-February 6, 2012 (No Class 1/16)
Session II: February 27-March 19, 2012 (No Class 2/20)
Session III: April 2-April 30, 2012 (No Class 4/16)
Session IV: May 7-June 4, 2012
Times: 3:20-7:00pm
Who: Ages 5-12
Fee: $60.00 (4 Wks)
Location: Exercise Room, Corey Gym
Instructor: Callahan’s Karate Staff
Beginner lessons taught by instructors from Callahan’s Karate. Students will participate in valuable lessons to improve strength, balance and flexibility while improving self confidence, focus and respect.
Dates: Session I: January 10-March 24, 2012
Session II: March 29-June 23, 2012
Time: 45 min. class 10 - week session
Fee: $189
Location: Concord Conservatory of Music
Instructors: Isabel Aybar, Shoko Hino, Haeeun Shin
This class is offered in various sessions for ages 5 months to 6 years. The goal of our Dalcroze curriculum is to develop a lifelong love and understanding of music and to make it an integral part of the child’s life. In Dalcroze Eurhythmics, the joy of moving the body fosters the learning of musical concepts such as beat, dynamics, durations, melodic direction, meter, form, and phrasing. Listening games and activities are designed to allow the students to “find” a concept in the music, for example, high/low pitches, faster/slower rhythm patterns, loud/soft tones. Through movement activities, such as walking, running and galloping, children: experience beat, meter, and rhythm.~ As the year proceeds, children are able to describe their rhythmic movement, and, at older levels, are able to
identify note values as well as effortlessly read and notate simple rhythms.~ Specific ear training games allow the students to develop their inner hearing as well as their singing voices.~ When singing, they use their hands and arms to show the shape of the melody or phrase.~ Just as the walking and running movements help children feel and internalize rhythm, arm movements help children feel and internalize the relationships of pitches while tuning the voice and ear to each other.~~For more information go to www.ConcordConservatory.org Class sections should be selected based on the child's age as of September 1, 2011.
Program I: Music and Movement for Babies (5 - 12 mos.)
Thurs. 1:00 - 1:45
Program II: Music and Movement for Toddlers (12 - 24 mos.)
Tues. 10:30-11:15
Wed. 10:30-11:15
Thurs. 9:30 - 10:15
Program III: Early Beginnings (24 - 36 mos.)
Wed. 9:30 -10:15
Thurs. 10:30 - 11:15
Program IV: Family Class (2-5 Yr old)
Sat. 11:00-11:45
Program V: Stepping Stones (3 - 4 yr. old)
Tues 9:30-10:15
Wed. 3:00 - 3:45
Thurs. 2:15 - 3:00
Program VI: Musical Gateway (5 - 6 yr. old)
Wed 4:00 - 4:45
Thurs. 3:00 - 3:45
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